Hun-like

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English

Etymology

From Hun +‎ -like.

Adjective

Hun-like (comparative more Hun-like, superlative most Hun-like)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a Hun.

Usage notes

  • Hun-like is several times more common than Hunlike in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References

  1. ^ (Hunlike*6),Hun-like at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov